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The Paranoid Style in American Oversight, Part I
Senator Grassley’s account of how and why the FBI investigated Trump’s role in the false electors plot is a feat of political conspiracy. -
State of the Union 2026: National Security Excerpts
A roundup of foreign policy and national security statements from Trump’s second address to Congress since taking office again. -
The Situation: Just Asking Questions II
Ten questions that will condition the next several months of American life. -
The Situation: Translating Rubio
The secretary of state’s Munich speech in plain simple English. -
ICE’s Unconstitutional Double Standard for Protesters
DHS’s threats to create a database of anti-ICE protesters raise troubling First Amendment concerns. -
Fulton Co. Election Office Search Warrant Affidavits Made Public
The release followed Judge J.P. Boulee’s order to unseal the docket on Feb. 7. -
Rational Security: “The Story of Three Warrants” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Roberts, Michael Feinberg, and Troy Edwards talked through the week’s big warrant-related national security news. -
Public Service in America: A Decade of Danger and the Choice to Fix It
Violence against public servants is rising. Here’s what to do about it. -
The Dangerous Drift to Redefine Protest as Terrorism
The line between civil disobedience and terrorism is collapsing. History warns us what comes next. -
The Situation: Cheating on The Situation
On the irrational guilt of being far away when the country is in crisis. -
We Have Questions About the FBI’s Fulton County Search
The administration continues to litigate the 2020 election more than five years later. -
Misinformation Studies Meets the Raw Milk Renaissance
A review of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science” (The National Academies Press, 2025).
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